Kopanitsa is the first tune that Project Jam Sandwich ever learnt and has stuck with us ever since! A dance traditionally played at Bulgarian weddings, a Kopanitsa is known as a "digging dance" and constantly switches time signatures. This is a live recording from PJS' Late Night Prom at the Royal Albert Hall in August 2015 broadcast on BBC Radio 3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0680mq8

Kopanitsa Live at BBC Proms 2015 Royal Albert Hall

Live at BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival and hosted by World on 3 at The Sage Gateshead, this is our take on the classic Black Mountain Rag.

Here is the whole show where this clip is from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06mf610

Black Mountain Rag Live at BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival

Ulidzele

Of the People

Ulidzile! Master

Shantaram Master

Gago Grego Master

Kopanitsa Master

Malaika master

Skubek's Delight Master

Black Mountain Rag Master

Close to Folk Tour
Kabantu & Sinfonia Cymru
Recorded by Toby Burrow

Paul's Set Demo - Sinfonia Cymru Collaboration

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Kabantu is a collective from Manchester who unravel new marriages of music from around the globe to celebrate the space where different cultures collaborate.

"Kabantu" means "of the people" - stemming from the South African philosophy of Ubuntu - "I am who I am because of who we all are".

Highlights so far include performing at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, live sessions for BBC Free Thinking Festival, BBC Radio 3 In Tune, World on 3 and an array of prestigious festivals and venues including Lucerne Festival, Luxembourg Philharmonie, The Bridgewater Hall, TedX, The Sage Gateshead, Cadogan Hall, Celtic Connections, Musicport, Spitalfields Festival and Warwick, Orkney, Shetland and Cambridge Folk Festivals.

Kabantu are the winners of the Royal Over-Seas League Competition 2017.
In 2018, Kabantu released their debut album "Of the People" to critical acclaim, produced by the Mercury-nominated Gerry Diver and supported by the Hattori Foundation and the PRS Foundation's Open Fund for Music Creators.

2019 saw Kabantu collaborate creatively with the BBC Singers at the Cutty Sark and undertake a tour of England and Wales with Welsh orchestra Sinfonia Cymru. They have recently toured Switzerland and Luxembourg and featured as guest artists in Yolanda Brown's brand-new show for CBeebies.

Upcoming projects for Kabantu include collaborations with the Manchester Camerata at HOME, launching their brand new early years show “Sea Hear” commissioned by Lancaster Arts, showcasing at the English Folk Expo (Manchester Folk Festival), making their debut at Shrewsbury Folk Festival and returning to Lichfield International Festival with a  co-written show featuring the trailblazing clog dancer and English folk musician, Hannah James (Jigdoll).

Kabantu are Folk Alliance International 2019 Official Showcase Artists, Selected Making Music Magazine, Live Music Now and BBC Introducing Artists.

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